(34525) Paszkowski Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Michal Paszkowski (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software project. He attended the Publiczne Gimnazjum nr 7 w Belchatowie, Belchatow, Poland.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Paszkowski is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paszkowski is 2.79 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34525
Provisional designation2000 SQ205
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.03 km (#15,148 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.279
Absolute magnitude (H)15.09
Orbital period3.74 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.80 au
Eccentricity0.163
Inclination2.44°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Michal

Also discovered on 24 September 2000

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